Ghostly Tales #149

Charlton's long-running horror anthology reaches issue #149 with a graveyard scene that sets an unsettling tone: a gaunt, desperate figure pleads at a tombstone bearing the name Everett Narcott, while a sinister cloaked figure with pale, otherworldly features looms in the foreground — cover art rendered by Jim Aparo. The bottom copy promises the tale of poor Everett, whose body has been worn down by disease and pain, leaving him ready to surrender... but something won't let him go. Pat Boyette handles the interior writing and art throughout, making this 1981 issue a satisfying package of Charlton's atmospheric, character-driven horror.